•As currency outside bank reaches N4.3 trn •Credit to govt rises 80% By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria’s broad Money Supply (M²)    increased by 48.3 percent year-on-year, YoY, to N107.7 trillion in October 2024, from N72.6 trillion in the corresponding period of 2023. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Money and Credit Statistics data released […]

Ooni Adeyeye Babatunde Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II CFR, paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura, Katsina State.

West Africa’s diverse ecosystems, from lush rainforests to expansive savannas, are under severe threat, with deforestation, climate change, and human activity accelerating the degradation of habitats and endangering species.

Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, a Nigerian who wrote the West Africa School Senior Certificate Education 17 times, has earned a distinction from the prestigious London Graduate School in the UK.

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,600 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,585 per dollar on Tuesday.

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, yesterday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah. Trial judge, Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi said since the convict confessed to the crime while the doctor’s report confirmed penetration and semen was found, Rasheed was guilty of the charge. The judge […]

Cartoon: What should happen to ‘their’ allowances each time National Grid collapses?

The President and Founder of the Idoma International Carnival, Chief Dr. Edwin Ochai, has announced that preparations are in full swing for the 2024 edition of the widely celebrated street party, often dubbed the “biggest street party north of the Niger.”

By Peter Egwuatu In a landmark move for regional energy integration, Dangote Refinery and Neptune Oil jointly announced the first-ever export of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, to Cameroon. Dangote, in a statement yesterday, said the  milestone achieved was as a result of  the  strategic collaboration between the two companies, […]

“Expatriate employment also strains the economy due to salaries, remittances, and other expenses”

The President and Chairman of Council of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria ANAN, Dr James Neminebor, has asked members to always promote transparency in all their professional engagements.

By Peter Egwuatu Investors have stepped up bullish position on the Mutual Funds investment window pushing the total Net Asset Value, NAV, Year-on-Year, YoY,    to N3.826 trillion in November, 2024, about 89.12%    growth over N2.023 trillion in the corresponding period 2023. Mutual Fund is a professionally managed investment window that pools money from many […]

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reaffirmed his commitment to the installation of the newly appointed District Head of Bichi, Munir Sanusi, and his assumption of office at the Bichi palace.

The strength of any country consists of its natural resources, human resources and capital assets, namely, the economic wealth that delivers higher living standards. The first two determine the third. If a country can successfully harness its natural resources, using its human talent, it will prosper; if it can’t, it will fail. Now, Nigeria is known […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni An expert in technology, Dr. Godwin Asogbon, has stressed the need for both Federal and State Governments to review the existing cyber security policy in the country in order to effectively secure financial transactions of the citizens. Asogbon, Managing Director, Globatech World Professionals, made the call at a three day Annual Retreat for […]